right to die
Attacks on religious health care providers keep on coming
By Charles C. Camosy — March 28, 2022
(RNS) — A regard for the sanctity of life shouldn't count against someone sworn to save lives.
6 life and death questions for ethicist Arthur Caplan
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 30, 2016
(RNS) Bioethicist Arthur Caplan looks at the moral quandaries posed by Zika and the Olympics, the right-to-die law in California and more headliner issues.
California’s End of Life Option law: More peaceful deaths or moral quicksand?
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 7, 2016
(RNS) California's law expands access to aid in dying to 1 in 6 terminally ill Americans, cheering advocates and horrifying opponents who see danger ahead for the elderly and vulnerable.
Does God really want us to suffer unrelenting pain?
By guest — May 4, 2016
(RNS) It is the common impulse of people of goodwill everywhere to prevent or at least mitigate all forms of gratuitous suffering.
Diane Rehm wants a national discussion of right to die
By Yonat Shimron — April 29, 2016
(RNS) The talk-show host has written a memoir about her husband’s efforts to end his life with the help of a doctor's prescription.
‘The Good Death’: Hard to find, and religion’s role may be to blame
By Kimberly Winston — March 7, 2016
(RNS) "Religion is most prevalent around the deathbed in our country," says Ann Neumann. "That is where it is resoundingly proven that we are not a secular nation."
Suicide by any other name (COMMENTARY)
By Kirsten Powers — October 14, 2015
Verbal cloaking is the stock in trade of the “right-to-die” forces. The Orwellian-speak they employ to describe their effort is telling. It’s death by euphemism.
Ohio judge ends push to force chemotherapy on Amish girl
By Reuters — October 11, 2015
CLEVELAND (Reuters) The girl's parents, who defied a hospital over her treatment for leukemia, believed that the will of God would triumph.
California governor faces final call on right-to-die bill
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 1, 2015
(RNS) "Death with dignity" or "legalized suicide"? Gov. Jerry Brown could sign a bill making his the most populous state to allow physician-assisted dying -- or veto it.
California assisted-suicide bill advances despite Catholic opposition
By Reuters — September 2, 2015
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) A controversial bill to allow physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients in California passed a key legislative committee on Tuesday, after failing in the Legislature earlier this summer amid opposition from the Catholic Church.
Calif. right-to-die bill stalls on religious opposition, coercion fears
By Jesse Marx — July 8, 2015
The strongest opposition has come from smaller medical groups, disability activists, and Catholic leadership.
Right-to-die act inspired by Brittany Maynard passes California Senate
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 5, 2015
(RNS) Right-to-die legislation inspired by patient advocate Brittany Maynard passed a milestone in California Thursday when the state Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill to legalize physician-assisted dying.
Right to die act passes California Senate as Brittany Maynard’s family looks on
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 4, 2015
Opponents fear this is a push for the elderly, disabled and depressed to kill themselves. Supporters say the act, packed with safeguards, is a matter of dignity and autonomy for the dying.
Belgium debates allowing gravely ill children the right to die
By Jennifer Collins — December 19, 2013
(RNS) The law will make Belgium the first country to allow euthanasia for children if they are terminally ill and living with "constant and unbearable physical suffering."
What makes a good old age? Being pain-free doesn’t top the list
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — November 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Communication, physical independence and enjoyment in daily life are more important to a good quality of life than freedom from severe pain, according to a new survey.
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